Kopple and Massry's nutritional management of renal disease
By: editors, Joel D. Kopple, Shaul G. Massry.
Contributors: Kopple, Joel D.; Massry, Shaul G.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 682
Subjects: Kidneys -- Diseases -- Diet therapy; Chronic renal failure -- Diet therapy; Kidneys -- Diseases -- Nutritional aspects; Chronic renal failure -- Nutritional aspects; Kidney Diseases -- diet therapy; Nutrition
Other titles: Nutritional management of renal disease; Renal disease
Description: The chapter topics in this book are clearly defined and each chapter integrates basic and clinical sciences. Illustrations, diagrams, and tables enhance the text. New features include the latest National Kidney Foundation Clinical Practice Guidelines on Nutrition in Chronic Renal Failure; scientific discoveries and the techniques for assessing nutritional status in renal disease; and literature reviews on patients who receive continuous veno-venous hemofiltration with or without dialysis. An easy-to-use book for busy clinicians, with extensive and up-to-date references, it provides information relevant to everyday practice.
Notes: Rev. ed. of: Nutritional management of renal disease. 1997.

Includes bibliographical references and index.